You get up into the high country you can find plenty of trees!
I was raised in AZ. Mom's side of the family is still out there.
My mom runs an embroidery business around 44th St and Indianschool Rd.
I cut my teeth in the Superstition Mountains outside of Phoenix. Grew up in the the shadow of the Lost Dutchman Mine and the lore of the Peralta Brothers. Lot of development headed out that way- sad to see pristine desert invaded like that. Nothing is sacred anymore...
Haven't been back there in a few years, but I miss the desert. Just stay clear of those Mexican jails if you make it down to Puerto Penasco or some such place...